| If a school bully came up to you and threatened to take your books and toys away: what would you do? A) obey their commands B) stand up for your rights If you chose A, the bully will get to you again in the future. If you stand up for your rights, you are defining your territory and standing up to unreasonable requests. Why any Taiwanese would want to unify with China is a puzzle to me. That's saying to the bully- "hey, keep on bullying me, in fact I will join your camp!". Historical perspective China SECEDED Taiwan to Japan. Meaning Taiwan was effectively Japanese territory Taiwan was NOT leased to Japan. Hence when the Japanese left, Taiwan was on its own- that is, INDEPENDENT! Hong Kong was "leased" to Great Britain, therefore, HK was to be returned when the lease was up! By the way, Bob, I am a medical doctor, and I vote to say no to reunification, and I vote for defining Taiwan's role as and independent nation. There is no middle ground. |
March 20 Taiwan Election